Animation Flippies --interactive flip books Gizmoz --Animate and customize yourself Scratch --Programming language for creating interactive stories, animations, games, etc.
Blogs Blogger --Free blog website. Edublogs --Free blogs for education. 21Classes --Blog Portal which is free for teachers. Teachers can host and manage blogs for students.
Flowcharts/Mapping Bubbl --Free web application for brainstorming online. Mindmeister --Collaborative, online mindmapping. Wordle --Creates "word clouds" from text that you provide. Great tool for brainstorming or even checking written text for words that appear more frequently.
Online Collaboration Google Docs--Online collaborative environment which allows you to create documents, presentations, spreadsheets for sharing. Thinkature --Collaborative working environment in which you can create and share with others. Writeboard --sharable web-based text documents. Wufoo --Easy form builder Zoho --Online website with many collaborative tools.
Online Sharing Flickr --Great place to share photos. Jing Project--Capture images, record video, share online Voicethread --Create, Comment and Share with others Lulu--Create photo books, calendars, cookbooks, etc to share online Picasa --Share, organize, and edit your photos.
Organization Tools Backpack --Makes it easy to share information across your organization. 30 Boxes --Online Calendar to share. Pageflakes --a personalized start page to the Internet.
Phone Services Jott --Capture thoughts, create to-dos and set reminders with a phone call. Skype --Make phone calls from your computer to other people on Skype for free.
Social Bookmarks -- Article Del.icio.us --great bookmarking site. Diigo --Highlight the web and add sticky notes. Diigolet Faves --Bookmark your favorite web pages. StumbleUpon --Helps you find websites that match your personal interests.
Social Networking Teachade --First social networking site for teachers--free to K-12 teachers. Twitter --Stay connected with friends, family and co-workers.
Videos Animoto --Create videos online and share. Odeo --Find and play audio and video from around the world. Create playlists and share with friends. Smilebox --Create slideshows, ecards, photo albums, etc. to share with others. TeacherTube- Teacher and Student created videos on various subjects, a great, safe resource for videos (or upload your own)
Voki/Avatar Voki--Create your own speaking avatar/voki.
Wikis -- Article PBWiki --Easy to use web page--Free Webpaint --Create a free website. Wikidot --Free web page. Wikispaces --Simple web pages--groups can edit together.
Web 2.0 Tools
If we take a look at www.wikipedia.org Web 2.0 is defined as a second generation of web development and design, that aim to facilitate communication, secure information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities, hosted services, and applications; such as social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies.
The following videos give a brief introduction to Web 2.0 tools.
Lists of Great Web 2.0 Tools
Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher--A great list of Web 2.0 tools
Judy Brown--Judy Brown's list of Web 2.0 tools
Internet 4 Classroom -- Web 2.0 list
Web 2.0 meets Grade 2.0--Gail Lovely's Wiki
Web 2.0 in the Classroom --List of Web 2.0 Tools by Nancy Morris
Our Top Web 2.0 Tools
Animation
Flippies --interactive flip books
Gizmoz --Animate and customize yourself
Scratch --Programming language for creating interactive stories, animations, games, etc.
Blogs
Blogger --Free blog website.
Edublogs --Free blogs for education.
21Classes --Blog Portal which is free for teachers. Teachers can host and manage blogs for students.
Flowcharts/Mapping
Bubbl --Free web application for brainstorming online.
Mindmeister --Collaborative, online mindmapping.
Wordle --Creates "word clouds" from text that you provide. Great tool for brainstorming or even checking written text for words that appear more frequently.
Online CollaborationGoogle Docs--Online collaborative environment which allows you to create documents, presentations, spreadsheets for sharing.
Thinkature --Collaborative working environment in which you can create and share with others.
Writeboard --sharable web-based text documents.
Wufoo --Easy form builder
Zoho --Online website with many collaborative tools.
Online Sharing
Flickr --Great place to share photos.
Jing Project--Capture images, record video, share online
Voicethread --Create, Comment and Share with others
Lulu--Create photo books, calendars, cookbooks, etc to share online
Picasa --Share, organize, and edit your photos.
Organization Tools
Backpack --Makes it easy to share information across your organization.
30 Boxes --Online Calendar to share.
Pageflakes --a personalized start page to the Internet.
Phone Services
Jott --Capture thoughts, create to-dos and set reminders with a phone call.
Skype --Make phone calls from your computer to other people on Skype for free.
Social Bookmarks -- Article
Del.icio.us --great bookmarking site.
Diigo --Highlight the web and add sticky notes. Diigolet
Faves --Bookmark your favorite web pages.
StumbleUpon --Helps you find websites that match your personal interests.
Social Networking
Teachade --First social networking site for teachers--free to K-12 teachers.
Twitter --Stay connected with friends, family and co-workers.
Videos
Animoto --Create videos online and share.
Odeo --Find and play audio and video from around the world. Create playlists and share with friends.
Smilebox --Create slideshows, ecards, photo albums, etc. to share with others.
TeacherTube- Teacher and Student created videos on various subjects, a great, safe resource for videos (or upload your own)
Voki/Avatar
Voki--Create your own speaking avatar/voki.
Wikis -- Article
PBWiki --Easy to use web page--Free
Webpaint --Create a free website.
Wikidot --Free web page.
Wikispaces --Simple web pages--groups can edit together.
Examples of WIKIS in education:
FHS Wolves Den - HS English and History
Exploring Geography
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/
Salks Periodic Table
Creating Student Accounts in Wikispaces - How to create student accounts WITH or WITHOUT email addresses